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Shop owner arrested for sexually assaulting 11 girls in Shimla

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Shimla:

Police have arrested a shopkeeper in Shimla and charged him with sexual assault after 11 minor girls accused him of inappropriately touching and molesting them, officials said on Thursday.

The girls, all middle and high school students, alleged that the shopkeeper harassed them every time they went to his shop in Chopal to buy something. Authorities at their school filed a complaint with the police on Wednesday, they said.

Satya Prakash, a native of Chopal, was booked under Section 8 (sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and arrested near Shimla on Thursday, Shimla Police Commissioner Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi said.

He fled from Chopal after learning about the police complaint but was later caught in Ghanahatti. The shopkeeper has a criminal history and has already been convicted of murder, the SP said.

BJP leader Chetan Bragata called for tough action against the accused.

In a statement issued here, Bragata said such incidents in dev bhoomi Himachal were a matter of concern and indicated a deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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